Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Yuliya LaRoe | July 24, 2024
I sat down for a conversation with Juli Greenberg, Innovation Counsel at General Motors, and Megan Ruscello, Corporate Counsel, Global Supply Chain, Innovation & Commercial at Starbucks, to learn more about the role and get their insights into its unique challenges and opportunities.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By E. Leigh Dance | July 16, 2024
Independence Day made me reflect on our country's towering strengths and looming threats. I concluded that we need to make 'Rule of Law' more meaningful to more people, to help avoid the consequences of it weakening further in America. As you'll see below, I took a stab at summarizing the consequences of a weak Rule of Law in an understandable way. It's based on data and what I've seen around the world over my career.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By David E. Kouba | July 15, 2024
Work-related stress often increases for attorneys sharply during trial. This raises questions – and perhaps an opportunity. What do attorneys do at trial to mitigate increases in short-term stress? Could those practices help attorneys elsewhere in the profession? And, if so, how?
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Margot Laporte | July 2, 2024
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a conviction in a first-of-its-kind insider trading prosecution based exclusively on a corporate insider's trades pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. This article addresses what you need to know.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Christopher Sweet | July 2, 2024
In my last article, I talked about why it is important for legal departments to find law firms that are Easy to Do Business With (#ETDBW)--and how to find those firms. But what about the other side of the coin? Finding a law firm that lawyers actually like working for is also important, as this can impact a firm's capacity for being easy to do business with.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Mike Evers | July 1, 2024
As a recruiter, I don't question the pedigree credentials or skill sets of accomplished law firm attorneys. Nor do I doubt the willingness of many to switch over to law department compensation structures. But is the match a good idea? Skill set and experience are two different things.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Chaka Patterson | June 28, 2024
This article provides five actionable steps for transforming your legal department from being perceived as a cost center into an indispensable business ally.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Jonathan Fahey, Jonathan P. Lienhard and Oliver Roberts | June 11, 2024
The DOJ has created new incentives for employee, or anyone, to report criminal misconduct allegedly committed by companies and their agents. Given their often laxer internal reporting structures and higher employee turnover rates, startup companies should pay particularly close attention to this new DOJ development to best mitigate legal risks.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Mike Evers | June 3, 2024
Relocation has become more challenging for companies post-pandemic. Great candidates who became accustomed to hybrid or remote work arrangements are less enthusiastic about uprooting. The degree of difficulty in successfully recruiting non-locals has risen considerably.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Abbott Martin | May 30, 2024
The legal job market remains competitive and one third of in-house legal staff are actively looking for new roles outside of their current organization. Fortunately, general counsel and Heads of Legal Operations have the means to retain lawyers without breaking the department budget.
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